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Dropped Gloria Molina from the last round. Hindsight, 20/20 and such.

Henry Polite, who served as a crew chief and an engineer with the Tuskegee Airman and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 2007, has died. He was 96. https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/henry-polite-one-of-the-last-remaining-tuskegee-airmen-dies/3150637/

Marianne Tombaugh, the mother of current Los Angeles Dodgers pitching great Clayton Kershaw, has died. Tombaugh died Saturday, the day before the North American Mother's Day. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37649366/marianne-tombaugh-mother-dodgers-star-clayton-kershaw-die

Gerry Hart, who played a combined 730 games with the Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues from the late 1960s to the early 1980s, has died. He was 75. Hart was an original Islander, playing with them in their inaugural 1972-23 season and several years subsequent, but missing out on their early 1980s dynasty teams. https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/features/new-york-islanders-gerry-hart-stan-fischler

Don Denkinger, who umpired nearly 4,000 games between 1969 and 1998, but whose blown call during the 1985 World Series ended up proving costly for the St. Louis Cardinals, has died. He was 86. https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/longtime-mlb-umpire-don-denkinger-dies-at-age-86/

Phyllis Minicola, the mother of actor Vincent D'Onofrio, died April 30th. No cause of death was given. https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3023627041040-vincent-d-onofrio-s-mother-has-died

Deborah Hadley, a former Principal Dancer at the Pacific Northwest Ballet, has died. She was 71. https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/dance/deborah-hadley-former-pnb-star-dancer-dies-at-71/

Jack Rebney, the subject of the documentary 'Winnebago Man', whose profane-laced Winnebago commercials became an underground sensation before finding a new audience on the internet, has died. He was 93. https://ew.com/movies/jack-rebney-dead-viral-winnebago-man/

Monica Sirianni, an Australian-born contestant on the Italian version, has died. She was 37. Sirianni had appeared as a housemate between 2011 and 2012. https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/celebrity-deaths/australian-big-brother-contestant-monica-sirianni-dead-at-37/news-story/6a42c27178b6e8ac1837449d80bb4352

Dane Kealoha, a Hawaiian surfing legend who pioneered the “pig-dog’ stance style, has died. He was 64. Kealoha had battled bone cancer. https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/05/11/dane-kealoha-surfing-icon-known-creating-distinctive-stance-dies-64/

Filipino boxer dies from in-ring injuries sustained a week prior. He was 22. https://www.ringtv.com/652742-filipino-boxer-kenneth-egano-dies-from-injuries-sustained-in-fight/

Jacklyn Zeman, who had played nurse Bobbie Spencer on General Hospital since 1977, has died. She was 70. https://deadline.com/2023/05/jackie-zemen-dies-general-hospital-actress-1235362859/

Deacon Jones, who played 40 games over three seasons with the Chicago White Sox in the 1960s, later becoming a hitting coach with the Houston Astros, has died. He was 89. Not to be confused with the NFL great who died in 2013. https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/deacon-jones-passes-away-at-89/n-5957968

Nick Gilbert, the son of NBA Cleveland Cavaliers' owner Dan Gilbert, has died. He was 26. Nick Gilbert died from the genetic condition neurofibromatosis. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nba/article-12056687/Nick-Gilbert-son-Cleveland-Cavaliers-owner-Dan-dies-aged-26-genetic-condition.html

Confirmation of death of Irina Kostyuchenkova. Her mother and she were strangled by her son, who was dealing with psychiatric issues. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/77241

People magazine article from May 4th listing noted Star Wars deaths. https://people.com/movies/star-wars-actors-who-have-died/

TikTok Dad Bobby Moudy, whose family had 500,000 followers, has died. He was 46. Moudy died by suicide. https://www.tmz.com/2023/05/05/famous-tiktok-dad-bobby-moudy-dead-by-suicide-financial-struggles/

I previously noted Emil Dupree as an omission. You can also add Gino Brito - Born 1941 (81) - to the list. He promoted for the Montreal territory in the 1980s that ran International Wrestling.

Stanko Klinar 'in memoriam': https://www.ff.uni-lj.si/novice/memoriam-dr-stanko-klinar-29-april-1933-13-april-2023 (Slovenian language posting)

Juhn Atsushi Wada 'in memoriam': https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/epi4.12752

John Dunmore paid obit: https://notices.nzherald.co.nz/nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/name/john-dunmore-obituary?id=51781546

Lord Chief Justice Robert Carswell, the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland from 1997 to 2004, has died. He was 88. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-65503674

He'll get a QO. Major name in the 1960s folk music scene, released a number of albums. An iconic figure in Canada, charted more successfully in North American than the UK, but certain to get obits come morning time GMT. edit: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-toronto-life-bob-dylan-johnny-cash-b2330597.html

Troy Patterson, who was shot in a botched robbery in January 1990 and spent the next 33 years in a vegetative state, has died. He was 60. Patterson, who was off duty at the time of the incident, never regained consciousness. https://www.police1.com/police-heroes/articles/nypd-officer-who-was-shot-while-washing-car-dies-after-33-years-in-a-coma-vMJo6ScPDzLnPbxI/